Novak Djokovic suffered one of the worst defeats of his career at the hands of Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of the Australian Open. The Serbian, champion on the last ten occasions he reached the penultimate round, lost his undefeated status.
The winner of 24 Grand Slam crowns and current world number one is on a roll. He did not defend the trophy at Melbourne Park, briefly holding the lead in the standings. Thanks to their difference at the start since losing their biggest threat Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals.
‘Nole’, however, leaves 1,200 points of the 2,000 he exposed. It means that Alcaraz, who has won 400 since he initially missed out on 2023 due to injury, has reduced his disadvantage in the Balkans by 1,600. 600 points separate them.
And the Russian came from behind Daniel Medvedev that will take the world number two Carlos AlcarazI won the trophy (9,465) points). First he had to go through the semifinals with Alexander Zverev. Then, overcome a vast Jannik Sinner.
The Italian, who will play his first Grand Slam final this Sunday, at 9:30 am, cannot improve on his current fourth position in the ATP rankings. He made the round of 16 in 2023 (180 points). His highest tournament winning score was 8,310. He is far behind Djokovic and Alcaraz, although he will position himself for an attack on number one in the short term.
1. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 9,855
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 9,255
3. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 8,265
4. Jannik Sinner (Ita) /7,610
5. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 5,050
6. Alexander Zverev (Russian) / 5,030
7. Holger Rune (Also) / 3,685
8. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 3,540
9. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 3,195
10. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 3,025
11. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 2,970
12. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 2,965
13. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) / 2,785
14. Frances Tiafoe (USA) / 2,060
15. Tommy Paul (USA) / 2,050
16. Ben Shelton (USA) / 1965
17. Adrian Mannarino (Fra) / 1920
18. Karen Khachanov (Russian) / 1910
19. Cameron Norrie (GBR) / 1,820
20. Nicolás Jarry (Chi) / 1,810
Source: La Verdad
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